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A dentist encounters a large, violent patient. Reproduction of a drawing by A. Wallis Mills, 1920.

A rural man talking to his physician in the street. Drawing by S. Wood.

A doctor taking the pulse of an old lady who informs him that there is a lot of insanity in her family. Wood engraving by G. King, 1913.

A doctor visiting a senile old man and discussing his verdict with the patient's wife. Wood engraving by C.E. Brock, 1902.

A doctor asking a patient's wife if she has taken his temperature; she replies that she used the barometer to take his temperature and that, as he was very dry she gave him some beer. Wood engraving by G. King, 1911.

A country vicar visiting a family where a child has been suffering from scarlet fever. Wood engraving after C. Shepperson.

A Scotsman protests to his doctor that he should not have to pay for his presence during the period in which he was delirious. Reproduction of a drawing by P. Fraser, 1920.

A country woman suggesting to a lady of means that she encourage the local doctor even though all his previous patients have died. Wood engraving by A.S. Boyd, 1896.

A working class patient misunderstanding his doctor's diagnosis of acne as the illness being caused by his having been to Hackney. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1875.

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A country woman suggesting to a lady of means that she encourage the local doctor even though all his previous patients have died. Wood engraving by A.S. Boyd, 1896.

A doctor visiting a senile old man and discussing his verdict with the patient's wife. Wood engraving by C.E. Brock, 1902.

A doctor taking the pulse of an old lady who informs him that there is a lot of insanity in her family. Wood engraving by G. King, 1913.

A country vicar visiting a family where a child has been suffering from scarlet fever. Wood engraving after C. Shepperson.

A rural man talking to his physician in the street. Drawing by S. Wood.